[visionrehabtherapist] Please share with your transition students
- From: "B.J. LeJeune" <BJLejeune@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <aernet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 17:29:56 -0500
Attached are announcements for students and teachers concerning an
upcoming opportunity for students to participate in an on-line
transition project. Please feel free to distribute copies to those you
think might be interested. Below is the text of the student recruitment
flyer. Thanks for your interest.
B. J. LeJeune, M.Ed,CRC, CVRT
RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision
Mississippi State University
P. O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, Ms 39762
bjlejeune@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
662-325-2694
New Opportunity for Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired: An
Online Employment Preparation Program
Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi
State University
Are you interested in finding a job? Are you a senior or recent
graduate from high school OR a senior or recent graduate from college?
If you answer yes to both of these questions, we have a program for you
that is being offered online, and it’s free! We know that youth who are
blind or visually impaired often have difficulty finding employment, and
we want to help by providing a program that specifically focuses on
identifying the right job for you and the steps to take to find that
job. The program will last 8 weeks, beginning in the Fall of 2009 or the
Winter of 2010, and it will cover the following topics:
· Self-assessment & discovery
· Interest & career exploration
· Job search skills training
· Employment issues specific to blindness
· How to locate specific job openings & apply for jobs
This program will take place online, so you can be located anywhere in
the U.S. and participate. You can participate from home, school, or
anywhere you have internet access. We can also help you obtain internet
access in order to participate if this is a problem for you. Although
this is an online program, it will involve interaction with others and
will require completion of assignments. Two programs will be offered:
one for seniors or recent graduates from high school, and one for
seniors or recent graduates from college.
Specific requirements for participation include:Legal blindness or more
severe visual impairment
Blindness as the primary disability, without additional significant
disabilities
Senior in high school (or recent graduate) who does not plan to attend
college, OR Senior in college (or recent graduate), under the age of 25,
who expects to seek (or is seeking) employment after graduation
Basic computer literacy and knowledge of accessibility
software/hardware that would allow participation in an intervention
provided on the Internet
If you meet these requirements and are interested in participating in
one of these free programs, please call or email Lynda Goleman:
1-800-675-7782 or lgoleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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